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surgery
Tissue death occurs when there's not an adequate blood supply to a body party
Learn what you should ask your surgeon before proceeding
When possible, surgeons needs to remove enough tissue to make sure that they get the surrounding microscopic cancer, too, as well as the larger tumor
80% of people with obstructive sleep apnea haven't been diagnosed, so anesthesia providers must give careful attention
Learn the secret shell game that occurs daily at many major hospitals
Safe anesthesia care requires proper planning by an anesthesiologist
Pain management doctor performs invasive procedure despite normal radiology images
The Texas Medical Board took a disciplinary action against a Houston plastic surgeon who had his office administrator medically evaluate a patient
Learn why the most dangerous part of a laparoscopic surgery is usually at the beginning
Hospitals and operating rooms must have surgical time-out policies and procedures in place to prevent this type of never-event error